Westernesse
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'''Westernesse''' was a name in the [[Common Speech]] for the [[Númenor|Isle of Númenor]]. | '''Westernesse''' was a name in the [[Common Speech]] for the [[Númenor|Isle of Númenor]]. | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
| − | The ending ''ess'' (also in [[ | + | The ending ''-ess'' (also in [[Elvenesse]]) was used in romance literature for fictional lands that had partly francized names. |
==Inspiration== | ==Inspiration== | ||
| − | + | In the 13 century chivalric romance ''[[Wikipedia:King_Horn|King Horn]]'', [[Wikipedia:Westernesse|Westernesse]] is a kingdom ruled by "King Ailmar" and it is reached by ship by Horn. | |
[[Category: Númenor]] | [[Category: Númenor]] | ||
[[fr:encyclo/geographie/eaux/iles/anadune]] | [[fr:encyclo/geographie/eaux/iles/anadune]] | ||
Revision as of 00:49, 15 October 2010
Westernesse was a name in the Common Speech for the Isle of Númenor.
Etymology
The ending -ess (also in Elvenesse) was used in romance literature for fictional lands that had partly francized names.
Inspiration
In the 13 century chivalric romance King Horn, Westernesse is a kingdom ruled by "King Ailmar" and it is reached by ship by Horn.